The following guest post was written by Aidin Montefisher, an eighth-grader at Washington Middle School in Seattle. Seattlepi.com is pleased to publish the opinions of everyday sports fans, young or old. Do you want to write a guest post for one of the sports blogs? Anyone and everyone is welcome to apply by emailing nickeaton@seattlepi.com. […]
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Watch out! Being in the stands at a baseball game can be hazardous. Foul balls. Flying peanuts. And the occasional flung bat. As a fan, you gotta pay attention. One Texas fan sure was alert Thursday during the Mariners game in Arlington. With M’s starter Jason Vargas on the mound in the bottom of the […]
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Tired of the same old ballpark food? I don’t know why you would be, really, since Safeco Field already offers some of the best food options in Major League Baseball. I mean, the Intentional Wok has not only a great name but offers decent Asian food, and places like Tortugas Voladuras and La Creperie are […]
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The Mariners finally return to Safeco Field for their home opener this Friday. Friday the 13th. Uh oh. The Mariners, already a fickle team full of young players and veterans on the edge of retirement, will need to be extra careful this season. Coming off several seasons of sub-par baseball, the Mariners will need all […]
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Mariners Manager Eric Wedge decided to bench shortstop Brendan Ryan for Tuesday’s game against the Rangers. Was it because he blew a double-play Monday that would have prevented several runs? Yes, it seems. But that’s not the only reason. “I talk about certain things that need to happen this year, and there are conversations that […]
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Former Mariners infielder Joey Cora, who was part of Seattle’s “magical” 1995 team, will step in to manage the Miami Marlins during Ozzie Guillen’s five-game suspension. Cora, 46, is now bench coach in Miami. He is close friends with Guillen, coaching under him with the White Sox until Guillen left late last season. Cora was […]
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Spring training is over. It’s time for baseball. After splitting two regular-season games versus the Athletics last week in Japan, the Mariners are ready to resume the season Friday in Oakland. Manager Eric Wedge has set the 25-man active roster and the M’s have won their final spring training game — a 7-2 rout of […]
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The Mariners have whittled down the active roster to 25 players as they get ready to resume the regular season Friday in Oakland. But, of course, that means sending down a few players who are on the cusp of the majors. And it had to be done by Wednesday afternoon. On Tuesday, the Mariners optioned […]
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When it comes to trades, Mariners fans are understandably skeptical. This is a team that once had Shin-Soo Choo, Rafael Soriano and Jason Varitek on its roster, all traded away for players who never amounted to much with the Mariners. So this offseason, when GM Jack Zduriencik traded star pitcher Michael Pineda away to the […]
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